Overview of Screening Eligibility in Patients Undergoing Ruptured AAA Repair from 2003-2019 in the Vascular Quality Initiative

While efforts such as the Screening Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms Very Efficiently (SAAAVE) Act have improved access to abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) screening, certain high-risk populations are currently excluded from the guidelines yet may benefit from screening. We therefore examined all patients who underwent repair of ruptured AAA (rAAA) to characterize those who are ineligible for screening under current guidelines and evaluate the potential impact of these restrictions on their disease.

Source: Journal of Vascular Surgery - October 22, 2021 Category: Surgery Authors: Lucas Mota, Christina L. Marcaccio, Kirsten D. Dansey, Livia E.V.M. de Guerre, Thomas F.X. O ’Donnell, Peter A. Soden, Sara L. Zettervall, Marc L. Schermerhorn Source Type: research